与书相关的习惯表达用语

 

by the book

照著书本做事，可想而知就是"严格遵守章法，完全按规矩办事"。常用的搭配有：go ~; do something ~; play ~; run something ~。
例句：This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book. 这是私事，没必要循规蹈矩。

出自:和谐英语学习网-口语频道